Rail-fastening.



M. E. BONZANG.

y BAIL FASTENING.

APPLIOTION FILED JAN. 5, 1909.

Patented May 25, 1909 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

MAXIMILIAN F. BONZNQ. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RAIL-FnsTENInG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mey 25, ieee.

Application filed January 5, 1909. Seriu'No. A703181.

" have described and broadly claimed a novel construction of a rail fastening that is positive in its action, incapable of movement when oncerset in place, but' capable of adjustment when necessity re unes the settmg over of the rail to restore t1c originalgage of the. track. when the rails become worn or to changeI thc gage of the track and in my present invention I have devised a novel construction of a rail. fastening which may be considered as an improvement and further development of suclrpatent.

'lo the. above ends my present invention consists of a novel construction of a rail fastening which is especially adapted to be employed in cases wherein the rail chair is embedded or partially embedded in concrete as is the case under present methods of constructing a large munber of tral'lic railway systems, such as subway lilies and street trallic systems. y

My invention further consists of a. novel construction of a rail fastening, by the employment of which the rail is securely held in its pro )er position and wherein the gage of the rail may be readily and quickly adjusted without removing the chair from concrete or other embedment,

It further consists'of a novel construction of a chair wherein the rails may be laterally adjusted when desired and the fastening devices removed, inserted or adjusted without removing the chair from its bed.

It further consists of a novel construction of clips, a novel construction of Wedges coacting with said clips and with shoulders or flanges on the chair, and novel means for preventing improper movement of the fastening devices after-they have once been ad justed.

My invention further consists of other novel features of construction, all as will be` hereinafter fully set forth.

For the .purpose of illustrating my invention,- I have `shown in the'A accompan ing drawings, certain forms thereof, since tiese embodiments will give in practice, satisl factory and reliable) results, although it is to be understood that the various instrui i l I l mentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set.forth.

Figure l represents a perspective view of a rail fastening embodying my invention, the same being shown in assembled position with respect to the rail. Fig. 2 re iresents a perspective view of one of lthe clips employed. Fig. 8 represents a transverse section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a. top plan view of the chair in Adetached position. Fig. 5 .represents a topplan view of Fig. 1. Figs. 6, 7 and 8 represent to plan wiew of other ein- .bodiinents of my mvention. Fig." 9 represents a section on line -w?, Fig. 8.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corres )onding parts in the figures.

l eferring to the drawingsze-l designates my novel construction of chair, the same comprising the top table 2 provided at opposite ends with the dependingends lor stand ards 3.

4 designates a shoulder on each side of the 9 desifmates a cli) havin an a erture 10 i therethrough, through which the fastening devices 8 are adapted to pass, said clip being provided withthe laterally extending flanges 11 and 12 and one side of the clip is provided with serrations or teeth 13.y

14 designates wedges adapted to be seated on the table 2,' said wedges having their outer edge shaped as at 15 to engage the. inner faces of the shoulder 1. The inner 'faces of the wedges 14 are provided with serrations or teeth 16. 'l`hese serrations may be in a` plane angularly inclined to the outer face of the wedges 14, thereby adapting the teeth on the wedges 14 to interlock with the teeth of` the clips '9, as will be readily apparent from Fig. 1,1n which ligure the parts are shown in their assembled position.

17 designates a rail of any usual or conventional .type having its base flange securely held in position by the clips 9 and their adjuncts, it being noted that the clips 9 are- .vided with an upwardly extending flange 21 which is adapte to engage a side of' the nut and prevent the improper rotation thereof, it being noted that in this embodiment the -lock washer 20 is provided with three extensions or fingers'22, 23 and 24, the ends of which are deflected downwardly in order to engage with the sides of the clip 9 and thereby prevent any improper movement of the lock Washer 20 or the nut 19 after it has once been adjusted in position, it being understood that the ends of the extensions 22, 23

and 24 may be deflected downwardly before` or after the nut 19 has been adjusted.

It will be understood by reference to Fig. 3 that I employ two sets of wed es, clips and fastening devices on opposite si es of the rail and'when it is desired to locate the fastening device in the track the chair 1 is placed in the desired location and suitably embedded or secured to the 'road bed.` The heads of the fastening bolts 8 are passed through the aperture 7 so that such bolts may be moved in the slot 6 to opposite sides of the aperture 7. The rail 17 is now placed in position with its flange resting on the table 2. The wedges 14 are placed on the table 2 so that the inclined faces 15 engage with the inclinedfaces 5 of' the shoulders 4. rl`he cli s 9 are then placed in position with the bo ts 8 passing therethrough and the teeth. 13 intermesh with the teeth 16 of the wedges 14 and the flange 12 extends over the flange of the rail 17 so that the arts are rigidly maintained in their asseinliled position. The lochl washer 21 and nuts 19 are then secured in place so that any improper movement of' the parts after being adjusted, is prevented. Since the clips 9, wedges 14, lock washers 20 and cap nuts 19 employed are all constructed in substantially the same manner, I have given these elements the same reference characters in all the views.

In the embodiment seen in Fig. 6 I have shown a construction wherein a chair 25 is employed, of a construction somewhat similar tothe construction' seen in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, except that the shoulders 26 thereof are provided with an inner face 27 an 'ularly .inclined to the top tableof the chairut instead of having this shoulder 26 extending parallel withv the rail 17, it extends `at an angle thereto. 'The wedges 28 have their outer faces adapted to coact with the inner herein eforev face 27 of thel shoulder 26 while their inner face vis provided with teeth 29 which are in a plane parallel with the rail 17. Instead of employing in this embodiment a slot 6 extending beneath the rail, I employ an elongated. slot 30 in each clip and a round hole in the table of the chair through which the fastening device 32 extends, which is provided lwith a suitable nut 33. The clip 34 has its teeth 35 which intermesh with the teeth 29 located parallel with the rail 17. washer 36 is provided with an upwardly deflected portion 37 which co-acts with a side ofthe nut 33 to prevent its improper movement, said clip having also the deflected ends 38 and 39 which engage opposite sides of the clip and thereby prevent any improper movement of the nut 33.

In the embodiment seen in Fig. 7 the chair 40 is shown as being of less width than the yclips 42 and the clips 42 aie provided with* de endin flan es 43 which en ra e o osite sidles of tlie chir, as will be uiicllerstggd by reference to Fig. 9. `The shoulders in this embodiment are parallel with the rail while the teeth on the inner face of the wedges 41 and on the outer face of the clips 42 'are angularly inclined with respect to thelongitudinalaxis of the rail 17 A lockingl washer 44 in this embodiment is shown-as having one end deflected downwardly as indicated at 45, in order to prevent any improper movement of the nut 47.

In the embodiment seen in Fig. 8 I have shown the chair 40 as having its shoulders 48 Aextending at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rail 17, while the inner serrated face of the wedge 49 is shown as being paral- .lel with the longitudinal axis of the rail so that such serrations are adapted to inter- The lock mesh with the teeth 50 on the clip 42, said teeth 50-extending parallel to the ngitudinal axis of the rail 17. The lock washer 51 in this embodiment is shown as being constructed in a similar manner to that seen in Figs. 1, 3 and 5.

slots 31 for each'bolt.

It will vbe apparent that while in the present instance I have shown elongated slots through which the fastening devices pass as being located in the chair and a single aperture through the cli s, that this may be reversed if desired, andt e elongated y It will be apparent that in all the ernbodiments of my invention, I have shown a In this embodiment thechair is provided with separate elongatedl rail fastening wherein the rail may be l' said means kfor effecting the lateral adjust# readily and quickly adjusted or replaced, or set to line and gage Without removing the chair from its place in the road bed and when' it is desired to re .lace the fastening devices this may be rea ily andV quickly acl eernplished,

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In the majority of cases the chair would be embedded in the substructure oi' the road bed but in some cases the chair would be secured to a wooden, metal orj'other tie of any suitable or conventional type and it is' to be understood that such use of my novel construction is within the scope of .the invention.

It will now be apparentthat l have d\evised a novel and' useful construction of a rail fastening which embodies ltheifeatures of advantage enumerated as desirable in the foregoing and while Ihave in the present instance shown and describedvcertain ern-1 y bodiments thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that they are susceptible of modification in various particulars, without departing from the spirit or sco e of the invention or sacrificing any of its a vantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 1.- As a new article' of manufacture, a rail su ort consisting" df a chair having a top table upon which the rail rests and provided with oneor moreslots for the rail fastening devices, said slots extending at substantially righ-t angles to the rail having shoulders coact'mg with the fastening devices to permit 'lateral adjustment of th'e rail, and saidtable having depending'standards connectedtli ere- With. l

2. In a rail fastening, a chair having all oblong opening in its rail supporting surface extending at substantially right angles to the rail, flanges on said chair, said chair having depending standards thereon means .engaging said opening for securing a rail to the chair, and devices co-actmg with said' anges and said means for effecting the lateral adjustment of the rail. y

3. In a rail fastening,V a chair having a slot in its rail supporting surface and extend-f' ing at substantia lyjright angles to the axis of the rail, flangeson said chair, said-chair having depending standards thereon Imeans in said slot for securing a rail to the chair, and devices co-acting with said flanges and said means for effecting the lateral adjust, ment of the rail. f In a rail fastening, a chair having a slot in its railisup orting surface at substantially right ang es to the rail, flanges on said chair, said' .chair having depending standards thereon means laterally adjustablein said slot for securing arail'to the chair,

anddevieesco-actne with said` flanges .and

jmcnt of the rail, said devices and means l having interloclring means common thereto. 5, ln a rail fastening, a chair, -having an i elongated slot in its rail supporting surface and extending at substantially right angles t0 the rail, flanges on said chair', said chair having depending standards thereon means in said slot for securing a rail'to said chair, and wedges having a serrated edge interlockingiivith said means, said wedges co-activ g with said @anges and means to effect the lgteral `adjustment of the rail.

(i. ln a rail fastening, a chair having a slot in its rail supporting surface at substantially right angles to the rail, flanges on standards thereon fastening devices located in said slot for securing a rail to the chair, said7 slot having a portion Athereof shaped to permit insertion of said fastening devices, said fastening devices including laterally adjustable. clips, and means co-acting with said flanges and clips for effecting the lateral adjustment of the rail.

7i In a rail fastening, a chair ada ted to be embedded in the sub-structure of t ie road bed and having a top table provided with a slot in its rail supporting surface at substantially right angles .to the rail, clips carlyingI the rail .,flaiigc, fastening devices engaging said seat and said clips for securing the rail in its adjusted position, flanges on said chair, said chair having depending standards thereon and means cojacting with said flanges and said clips and interlocking 'with thc latter to laterali)7 adjust the rail.

a chair having depending standards adapted tobecinbedded and having a slot in its rail sup ortiiig surface extending at substantial y right angles to the rail, fastening devices laterally adjustable lin said slot, said devices including clips m'ovably carried by the chair for securing a rail thereto, and adjust ing` means co-acting With\said clips and disposed in engagement'v with the flanges of the chair. j l, .j ,j

9. The combination in alrail'fastening, of a chair having a slot in its rail su porting angles to the rail, clips movable on said chair, fastening devicesl engaging said slot and clips for securing a rail in .adjusted position, flanges on said chair, said chair having depending standards, and adjusting blocks interposed between said clips and said "chair, sa-id chair having depcndingr,

ricd by said Vtable and having a flange ovcr- ,e i

8. The-combination in a rail fastening, of

surface ,extending yat substantialy right Cir right angles to the rail7 clips carried by said chair and having a flange overhangi the rail ange, fastening devices laterally a just- 5 able in said slot for securing said clips in .ad-

justed position, flanges on said chair, said chair having depending standardsfconnected therewith, and wedges disposed between said anges and said clipsand having flanges overlying said wedges. y

11. The combination in a rail fastening,

of a 'chair having al table provided with flanges on opposite sides thereof, said table having a slot therein extending at substan-A tially right angles to the rail, said table hav ing a standard extending downwardly therefrom clips laterally adjustable on said table for engaging a rail flange, bolts-'ad'ustable in said slots and passing through saidn clips, nuts for said boltsfmeansfor locking said nuts, and adjusting means disposed between said flanges Iand said clips. f 12. In a rail fastening, a` chair with flanges and havin depending standardsadapted to be embed substantially right 4angles to the axis of the rail, said slot having an'enlargement` to er- `Init insertion of the fastening devices, c ips carried fby said chair through which vsaid fastening devices pass, Wedgesfjon said chair adapted to interlock with said clips and disposed intermediate ysaid clips andsaidanges, and said clips having flanges overhanging the rail flange. y

13. In a railv fastening, a chair having sep# arate slots therein, said chair having ya vstandard extending downwardly therefrom flanges on said chair, clips laterally movableon said chair and having flanges overlyin' vthe rail 40 flange, adjustinghblocks internae'fatesaid ed and yhaving a slotlinclined at flanges and said clips and adapted to interlock with the latter, the inner faces1 of said v adjusting blocks and the outer faces of said clips being angularly inclined to the axis `of the rail, :and means for securing saidelips in adjusted position.

14. In a rail fastening, a chair having selpa rate slots therein, flanges on said chaine s laterally movable t on kvsaid chair and lhaving .flan es overlying the-rail flange, adjustin bloc s interrnediate:'said4 flanges and sai clips and adapted-,toginterlock with the latter, 'the inner facesof'said adjusting'bl'ocks:

anglesto the rail,flanges on said chair, clips carried by `said chair and havingdependinA flanges, engaging the sides ofjsai chair, s ai clips engagingvthe rail flange, 'devices disposed lbetween said chair flan es and said clips for laterally adjusting te rail,l and fastening means for said clips. Y

16.. In a rail fastening, a chair, flanges on said chair, cli s having slots therein and engaging a rai flange, fastening devices for said clips, and adjusting'fmeans disposed between said cli s and saidfl'angels, the inner face of said a 'ustin meansy bgtig arranged parallel with t e rai ilange yandadapted 'tov .interlock With said clips.

A MAXIMILIAN aiiacnzanolr 'Witness`es: l l A E, HAYWARD Frigiliana.' 1515s HERBERTS." 

